Animal-trussing apparatus.



D. H. BUROHAM. ANIMAL mnssnm APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1914.

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D. H. BURGHAM.

ANIMAL TRUSSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1914.

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. UNITED PATENT 1 x Application filedMarch 23,1914. .SerialNo.826,518.

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To all whom itmay concernr l "Be it-kno'wn' that I, DEVIRDA H. BUROHAM, a citizen of the-United State's, residing at Kansas City, in the county ofW Vyandotte and'State: of Kansas, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Animal-TrussingApparatus, of which the following is a specification. I 4 My invention relates to improvements in animal trussing apparatus. I

The object of my invention is to provide a trussing apparatus by means ofwhich an animahsuch as a hog,'may be quicklytrussed and securely held in a position'coni 'enient fol-being operated upon in such manner as may be desired.

My invention isfiparticularly adapted in hyper-immunizinghogs in the production of serum for the prevention of hog cholera. In the accompanylng' drawings whlch illustrate the preferred'embodiment'of my invention, Figure 1 is aview partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section of my'improved apparatus, the hog supporting member being shown in solid lines fin the lower position, said memberbeing shown in dotted lines inthe raisedposition and supporting ahog. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sec ti'onal view on the line 22 of Fig. 1. a Fig.

3 is an end elevation-of the'apparatus. Fig. 1 1s a vertlcal sectional view on the line H of Fig.1. F1g.-5 is afragmentalend elevation showing aserum bottle mounted be drivenf Slidably mounted in the frame]. 1

above the floor 3 is a horizontal supporting member a which is adapted to embrace the belly of the animal and which is provided... preferably, with four vertical holes 5*there through Iwhichare respectively adapted to receive therein thelegs of the animal. The supporting member 4 is adapted to be lifted by means of two pairs of cables 6, said pairs being respectively secured'to and adapted to I be wound upon two drums 7 which have one set of ends res ectively'rotatably mounted in bearings 8 w ich are supported uponthe,

top of the frame L- The other set of ends ArIIMa lrnu ssiNG ,APPAn Tos.

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the frame 1. Secured to thedrums 7 -re'- spectlvely are pinions 10, the leftfone of I which, as viewed in Fig. 3, meshes with a spur gear wheel 11, which in turn meshes with a' pinion 12, which meshes-with? the rlght p nion 10 and is secured rigidly to a rotary shaft 13 mounted in the-castingt) and-having secured to it 'a' crank handle 14. i The gear Wheel 11 is secured to a horizontal shaft" 15 which is rotatably mounted in the casting 9. Pivoted tothe frame 1 aretwo of the drums 7 are rotatably mounted castlng 9' which isalso secured to'the top of pawls 16 adapted to respectively engagethe p'inions 10 for holding said pinions and the drums T from turning after the'animal has been lifted to the operating position shown in Fig.1. *NYhenin the elevated position shown in Fig.1,the back of the animal is adapted to be embraced and held by suitable mechanism 1 comprising preferably straps 17, the ends of which, are secured to horizontal angle bars 18 which are respectivelys'ec'uredto opposite sidesof the frame'l.

For the purpose of-securely holding the head of the animal, the following described mechanism is" preferably provided. The supporting member rig-1 provided adjacent to one end with a longitudinal 3 slot 19 through which extends and in whichis ad-- justa blyniounted a vertical bolt 20, the screwthreaded jlower endof-which is provided with a nut, 21, Fig. 1', which is adapted to bear against theunderside of the supporting'membe'r 4:. The upper end of the bolt 20 is prov ided with an eye 22 in which is pivotally mounted a ring 23 which isadaptedto receive therethrough the nose .of'the animal, as showniin Fig. 1. i By adjusting the bolt 20 tothe proper position in the slot .19, the ring 23' maybfe retained on thenose I of the animal. Secured tothe ring, however, is a strap 24 provided at "oneend with a buckle 25. If desired, after the animal .has beenraised' to the position shown in Fig. 1, thestrap 24: may belooped over the ad jacent back strap "17 and then engaged,'1 as w shownin' Fig.1, withthe buckle 2 5, so "as td-securelyretainthe ring ,on thenose of the animal; Mountedon the frame 1 ad jfacentyto one end'thereof is a'vertical cylindrical container 26, which,jas shown in Fig. ,5, is adapted, to receive therein a bottle 27 for containing the virus for immunizing. The bottle 27 may beproviekal with grades:

tions 28 disposed in a longitudinal "row on the side of the bottle and adapted to'be observed through a longitudinal slot 29 with which the side of the container 26 is'provided. In the operation of my invention, the vehicle may be wheeled to the place Where it is desired to load-the animal, at which place the animal may be driven on to the floor 3, the supporting member 4: being in the lowermost position. The animal is positioned with his feet disposed respectively in the holes 5, after which the crank handle let is turned in a direction such that the cables 6 will be wound upon the drums 7, thereby raising the supporting member 4 until its upper side contacts-with the belly of the animal. Continued turning of the crank handle in the same direction will cause the supportingnnember 4 tobe further elevated, thereby lifting the animal from the floor 3' The crank handle 'I l is turned until the back of the animal is brought tightly against the straps 17 at which time the animal will have his body securely held. The ring 23 may then be affixed to his nose and arranged, in the manner hereinbefore described, to securely hold theanimals head from turning. The pawl-s 16, in the manner hereinbefore described, will prevent the supporting member 4 from lowering. The vehicle may then be wheeled to the place where it is desired to operate upon the animal after whichthe operation, ofv whatever natureit may be, maybe performed. After the animal hasbeen operated upon to the extent desired, the nose; may be released from the ring 23, the pawls 16 released from the pinions 10, and the supporting member permitted .to lower to the position shown inv solid lines inFig; 1, at which time the animal will be supported by his feet on the floor 3, after which he may be driven from the vehicle. I I v y,

Ido not limit my invention to thestr-ucture illustrated and described, as modifications, Vwithin the scope of the appended claims, may be'made without departingfrom the spirit of "my invention.

.I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim and desireito secure-by Letters Patent,is: 1 1. In an animal trussing apparatus, a supporting frame, means provided thereon for embracing and holding the aback ofan animal, a supporting member adapted to embrace the belly of the animal and provided with holes therethroug-h vfor respectively receiving th legs of the animahiand means for raising said supporting member to a position in which the vback of the-animal will be embraced and held-by said em= bracing and holding means. J 2. In an animal trussing .-apparatus, a

which an animal is adapted to be driven, means provided on said frame for embracing andholding the backof the animal, a supporting memberadapted to embrace the belly of the animal and provided with holes therethrough for respectively receiving the legs of the animal and adapted to rest upon said floor, and means for raising said supporting memberlfrom said floor to a position in which the animal will be lifted from its feet and raised to a position in whichits back will be embraced andheld by said embracing and holding means. a r 8. In'an animal trussing appar'atus,a vehicle provided witha floor'and a supporting frame, means carried by said frame for embracing and holding the back of an animal, a supporting member above said floor adapted to embrace the belly of the animal and provided with holes therethrough for, respectively receivingthe legs of the animal, and means for raising ,said supportingmember so as to lift the animal from its feet and from the floor. to avposition in which its back will "be embraced and held by said cmbracing and holding means. q 4. In an animal trussing apparatus, a supporting frame, asupporting member evertically movable in said frame, adapted to embrace the belly of an animal, and provided with holes for respectively receiving therethrough thelegsof the animal, and means carried by said frame for raising said supporting member solas to liftthe'animal from its feet. i

In an animaltrussing apparatus, a supporting frame provided with a floor upon which an animal is adapted to be driven,a supporting member vertically movable in said frame from above said floor, adapted to embrace the belly of the animal, and provided, with holes for respectively receiving therethrough the legs; of the animal, and means carried by said frame for'raising said supporting member so as to lift the animal from its feet and raise it from said floor. 6. In ananimal trussing apparatus,,a vehicle provided with a supporting frame, a

supportingfmember vertically movable in said frame, adapted toembrace the belly-of ananimal, and provided with holes fortreceiving respectively therethrough the legs 9f the animal, and means carriedby said frame for raising said supporting member sofas to lift the animal from, its feeta'nd raise it from said floor.

7 In an animal trussingapparatus, a vehi'ol'e provided with a supporting frame and a fioor, a supporting member vertically movable in said frame above said floor, adapted to "embracegthe belly of an animal, and provided with holes for respectively re ceiving therethrough theilegs of the animal, and-means carried by said frame for raisingsaid supportingimember so as to lift the animalfrom its feetand raise it from said floor.

8. In an animal trus'sing apparatus, a supv porting frame, a supporting member vertically movable in said frame, adapted to embrace the belly of an animal, and provided with holes for respectively receiving therethrough the legs of the animal, means carried by said supporting member for embracing and holding the head of the animal, and means carried by said frame for raising said supporting member so as to lift the animal from its feet.

a 9. In an animal trussing apparatus, a sup-- porting frame, a supporting member v'erti-j ,cally movable 1n sa1d frame, adapted to em-.

if i brace the bellyof an animal, and provided With holes therethrough for respectively re-' ceiving the legs of the animal, means 'ina cluding a ring for receiving therein the nose of the animal and carried by sa1d supporting member, and means carried by said frame for raising said supportingmember so as to lift the anlmal from 1ts feet.

10. In an animal trussing apparatus, a, supporting frame,'means carried thereby for embracing and holding the backof an ani mal, a supporting member vertically mov, able in said frame, adapted to embrace the, belly of the animal, and provided with holes therethrough for receiving the legs of the,

animal, means carried by said supporting member and lncludlng a ring for receiving therem the nose of the animal, and means carried by said frame for raising said sup portlng member to a position n which the;

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embracing and holding means.

11. In any animal trussing appar' vehicle providedwith a floor and a supporting frame, meanscarried by said frame for embracingxand' holding the back of an back of the animalvvill be embraced said animal, a supporting member movable vertically in said frame above said floor and adapted to embrace the belly of the animal, means carried by said frame for raising said supporting member to a position in which the back of the animal Will be embraced by said embracing means, and means for engag- I p ing and holding the head of the animal. I J

l2. In an animal'trussing apparatus, a

vehicle provided With a floor and a supporting frame, means carried by said frame for embracing and holding the back of an animal, a supporting member movable vertically in said frame above said floor and feet. y

In testimony whereofI have signed my subscribing Witnesses;

Witnesses WARREN D. 'HoUsE, I

E. B. HOUSE.

the Commissioner ofIPatents,

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name to thisspecification in presence of tWo I DEVIRDA' H. BUROHA 

